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Category Archives: fitting in
Heart of the Festival: Vectors of Autism
Vectors of Autism: A Documentary about Laura Nagle was screened at the Sedona International Film Festival last week. Yesterday it received the Heart of the Festival Award! ♥ I find it beautifully metaphorical that when our film about autism didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona, Autism, diversity, Documentary, fitting in, Laura Nagle, Neurodiversity, Purchase Vectors of Autism: Laura Nagle, Vectors of Autism
Tagged AAIDD, AAIDD 2013 Media Award, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Award-winning film, Heart of the Festival 2013, Heart of the Festival Award, John Schaffer - director, Laura Nagle, People's choice, Sedona, Sedona International Film Festival, Vectors of Autism
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Autism… and Mexico and Family and Inclusion and…WOW!
“When I asked H to help me with packing today… he got all excited. Turns out he though I asked him about “hacking”… Love that kid! And Yay!! Work at SFU [working at the university] is done – so I … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, Anxiety, aproximating typical, Autism, family, fitting in, Journey, Parent
Tagged Aspergers, families, inclusion, Mexico, Neurotypical, parents, relationship
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Social Thinking at Work: A book review
Winner, M.G.,& Crooke, P. (2011) Social Thinking at Work. San Jose, CA.: Think Social, Inc., & North River Press. Part of my motivation for reviewing Social Thinking at Work is that I strongly believe we need to be spreading understanding … Continue reading
Posted in aproximating typical, ASD, Aspergers, Autism, diversity, fitting in, Laura Nagle, Michelle Garcia Winner, relationships, Social cognition, Social Thinking, work
Tagged acceptance, anger, apology, asd, Aspergers, Autism, manners, Michelle Garcia Winner, North River Press, Pam Crooke, parent, parents, Perspectives, promote social understanding, Social Behavior Mapping, Social Behaviour Mapping, social cognition, Social Thinking, Social Thinking at Work, Social Thinking at Work: Why should I care?, Superflex, Think Social Inc, UDL, Vectors of Autism, Work
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Calm… Autism and breaking the time/space continuum
There is something about childhood and the ability to lose yourself in time just witnessing the poetry in the movements of an insect or the clouds. Those small things contain the entire world. I often ponder that as adults we … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, ASD, Aspergers, AspieKid, Autism, calm, childhood, fitting in
Tagged Aspergers, Autism, breaking the time/space continuum, calm, childhood, development, honouring, pace, parents
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Defining Normal: Who Says I want to fit in… thinking about perspectives…
Defining Normal: Who says I want to fit in… thinking about perspectives Originally Posted on April 17, 2011 – This post has been republished as part of the Define “Normal” Blogging Challenge started by my wonderful blogging friend Renata over at … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, aproximating typical, Aspergers, Autism, fitting in, Parent, Positive self-talk, promote social understanding, Social cognition, Special Education, Teacher, the box, ToM (Theory of Mind), Who says I want to fit in?
Tagged acceptance, Autism, flexible thinking. modelling cognitive strategies, judgment, Just Bring the Chocolate, Neurotypical, perspecitves, pressure, social world, Special Education, Special Saturday, teacher, The Box
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Language Development: Thinking about Social
We were at the cabin when I was beginning this post in the small town park… under a tree: trusting to sketchy internet access and the short lifespan of my computer battery. I was writing off-line – a disconnect of … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, fitting in, Social Thinking
Tagged Autism, making friends, micro-coaching, Sylvester Stalone, the playground
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Moving on… and letting go: Summer Camp, University, and the Twitterscene
I have been using Twitter lately. If you follow my blog – you likely already know this. However, I feel like I have been sort of sucked into the twittering away of my time. The lure is so strong. I … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, fitting in, letting go, Summer Camp
Tagged acceptance, Aspergers, Autism, blogging, city mouse, Giving up control, Graduation, risk and opportunity, Summer camp, Twitter
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Not eloquent… just tired
Last night I participated in Relay for Life – a 12 hour event to raise funds for Cancer Research. I was up all night and, I although I require little sleep, I just can’t pull that off anymore. As I … Continue reading
Posted in ASD, Aspergers, Autism, fitting in, handling discomfort, Neurotypical, Social cognition
Tagged Autism, back in step, Cancer, navigate, out of step, out of sync, oversensitivity, pace, parents, Relay for Life, sensory overload, struggle, tired
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More perspectives on fitting in – or not!?! Supermom doesn’t live here
Sometimes I don’t fit in because my world is different from others – and this perhaps is not a choice. In discussions with other parents I occasionally feel the pang of difference and sometimes even envy, in that my child … Continue reading
Who says I want to fit in… thinking about perspectives
As I shared in a previous post, I have a magnet on my fridge that reads, “Who says I want to fit in?” For me this message serves a function on a number of levels. It reminds me of strategies … Continue reading
Posted in acceptance, aproximating typical, Autism, fitting in, Parent, Positive self-talk, promote social understanding, Social cognition, Social Thinking, Special Education, Teacher, the box, ToM (Theory of Mind), visual strategies and supports, Who says I want to fit in?
Tagged acceptance, Autism, flexible thinking. modelling cognitive strategies, judgment, Neurotypical, Perspectives, pressure, social world, Special Education, teacher, The Box
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